ECHOES. Plot Twist

The annual live exhibition ECHOES explores contemporary media: the digital and the body. We ask what live and liveness mean in our increasingly digitalised world.

The third edition is dedicated to language and play. “Plot Twist” explores how we communicate and create sense, how human language is just one part of the story, and how non-human voices add unpredictable layers of meaning. Like a sound wave that is reflected from a distant surface, ECHOES reflects the overarching themes of the year. Through music, dance, and conversations, ECHOES blends ancient myth and contemporary technology. During four days in the darkest time of the winter, ECHOES is an invitation to be present and to reflect together on eco-fictions, human-machine relationships, and other demons.

ECHOES begins with a performance by Hanne Lippard, who inaugurates TUNE with a new installation commission in collaboration with Laurel Halo. This opening work creates a beautifully serene timbre, playfully testing the malleability of bodies and words. On Friday, the mood evolves into a contemplative, hypnotic tone that may at times become unsettling and extends into late evening, inviting release and dance. Saturday is about “choose your own adventure” as ECHOES culminates in the outstanding new production Dimanche by Anansi’s Web, a spectacular performance developed through deep research into Afro-Caribbean music traditions and carnival characters. On Sunday, Pussy Riot is back to close ECHOES with their powerful performance combining music and political commentary, extending their exhibition into a live concert format.

With Anansi’s Web (Curtly Thomas & Nelta Kasparian), Hanne Lippard & Laurel Halo, Invernomuto, Layton Lachman, Lucy Liyou, Pavel Milyakov & Martyna Basta, Pussy Riot, Rully Shabara, and Sarah Friend.

Curated by Sarah Johanna Theurer with Sarah Miles and Marlene Mützel with support by Ilinca Fechete.

Programme

Thursday, 30.1.25
7 pm | Hanne Lippard. Performance
8 pm | Layton Lachman. Dance
9.15 pm | Lucy Liyou. Concert

Friday, 31.1.25
6.30 pm | ­Rully Shabara. Talk
7.30 | Rully Shabara. Concert
8.45 pm | Pavel Milyakov & Martyna Basta. Concert
10 pm | Laurel Halo. DJ set

Saturday, 1.2.25
6.30 pm | Anansi's Web. Talk
7.30 pm | Invernomuto. Listening Session
8.45 pm | Sarah Friend. Performance Lecture
10 pm | Suutoo. DJ set
10.30 pm | Anansi's Web. Performance

Sunday, 2.2.25
7.30 pm | Pussy Riot. Performance & Concert

The premiere by Layton Lachman is commissioned in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut London. The project by Invernomuto is made possible thanks to the Italian Council programme (2024). The performance by Anansi’s Web is co-produced with the Roskilde Festival.

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